Montana Governor's Office Executive Orders
Scope and Contents
This collection is a sub-subgroup (Executive Orders) of the Montana Office of the Governor records, RS 502. Executive Orders are issued by the Montana Governor, who runs the Executive Office. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Office of the Governor records.
These records of the Montana Governor's Office consist of executive orders from the Governor. The bulk of the orders are from 1981 through 1992 and include a contents sheet for each year. Also included are a few scattered orders from 1971 through 1979.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-2004
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Biographical / Historical
The Montana Governor is the chief executive officer of the State of Montana. During the territorial period, 1864-1889, the Governor was appointed by the President of the United States. Since statehood the Governor has been elected in statewide election.
The duties of the office were established in the 1889 Constitution. These duties included overall administration of state government; serving on various boards, including the Board of Prison Commissioners, the Board of Examiners, and others; convening special sessions as needed; signing or vetoing legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly; receiving regular reports from departments of the executive branch; appointing non-elective officials of state government and appointing replacements when elected officials die in office; granting pardons and commutations of sentence; and being the official representative of the state in its relations with the United States and other state governments.
Extent
0.4 linear feet
Abstract
This collection is a sub-subgroup (Executive Orders) of the Montana Office of the Governor records. Executive Orders are issued by the Montana Governor, who runs the Executive Office. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Office of the Governor records. These records (1971-2004) consist of executive orders issued by sitting Governors. There may be some gaps in the earlier years. To see recent executive orders issued, please visit the Governor's Office webpage.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request.
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Governor's Office Executive Orders, 1971-2004
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger in 1996.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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